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The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

An image shows an envelope with a hook through it in front of a laptop. Hundreds of emails were compromised during NIU’s fall 2024 finals week. (Just_Super via Getty Images)

Hundreds of emails compromised during fall ‘24 finals week

By Joseph Ndu, News Reporter | January 17, 2025

DeKALB - Hundreds of email accounts were compromised during the week of finals, leading to students receiving a flood of emails aiming to discover their protected online security information. Bob Barton, director of information security at NIU, said...

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